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In the highly insecure borderlands of Somalia and North-Eastern Kenya, communities are driving their own governance and resilience,...
26 March 2025
24 March 2025
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Thirty years of civil war, insurgency, and counterinsurgency in Somalia and neighbouring northeastern Kenya have hollowed out state services and left borderland communities beleaguered. Yet in this apparently ‘ungoverned’ space, local self-governance persists. Citizen-led reflection shows how communities are repairing the social and physical damage wrought by violence, organising basic services, and providing public goods.
10 January 2025
As part of this global effort, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is leading the HeatNexus Network Support Programme, which will accompany the nine HeatNexus research projects, supporting them as they plan and deliver their projects using a participatory and reflective approach.
This project involves the coordination of a cohort of ten research networks that are funded under the AHRC International Networks for...
16 December 2024
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Strong civic culture makes for inclusive, participatory, and adaptive democracies. This report presents the results of an appreciative inquiry with seven inspiring civic catalysts from Brazil, Haiti, India, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Poland, and the United Kingdom, which explored the relevance of five strategies for building civic culture in a global context.
20 November 2024
While switching from fossil fuels to clean energy addresses the climate crisis and offers development opportunities, opposition to the...
3 October 2024
Extreme heat, altered rain patterns, and flooding events, amplified by climate change, are changing the nature of 24-hour risk cycles...
